Garden Center Conference and Expo

The Garden Center Conference & Expo is the only industry-wide event focused exclusively on independent garden centers in the United States. The 2026 edition runs 18-20 August 2026 at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.

The event is designed around the success of the independent garden center retailer. Attendees enjoy catered meals and refreshments, dive into meaningful education sessions, and explore a fully merchandised, immersive garden center featuring solutions and products from companies that prioritize garden-center success. It is where retailers come for real ideas, real innovation, and real connections, and where attendees collect practical strategies to strengthen their businesses.

The program is produced by the GIE Media Horticulture Group network, and session content has covered marketing strategy trends and customer loyalty for garden centers as well as profit opportunities such as plant rentals.

Location: Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Registration: gardencenterconference.com/register. Official site: www.gardencenterconference.com